Has anyone taken melatonin for insomnia

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Every night I wake up after only a few hours of sleep and it’s killing me. I follow a really strict sleep hygiene routine to no avail. Have you found melatonin any good and if so which ones do you take?

I've tried everything in the past; all forms of Nytol, amnitriptyline, antihistamines, pillow Sprays, creams, hypnotherapy, sleep courses through the GP, meditation, mindfulness, and everything from the chemist. Nothing worked apart from strong zopliclone which got addictive.

A friend gave me a few melatonin tablets to try she bought in the USA. I took two that night. They knocked me for six! Since then I take one or two a night. They are brilliant. They never fail me. In the past three months I haven't suffered from any insomnia.

I take these from eBay. It says they come from the USA but they're posted in London so only take a few days to arrive. Here is the eBay title for them;

VITAFUSION SLEEP WELL GUMMY 60pc (Fast Shipping to UK 3 days, No import fees)

Yes, I use it occasionally and find it helps. It may very well be psychosomatic for me because I take half of a low dose pill (I think the pills are 3mg from memory). If I take more I do sometimes feel a bit groggy the next day. I find it can be helpful to break the cycle when I get stuck in a bit of an insomnia rut. As I said, I don't know if it actually does anything but I will continue to have it in the cupboard as an option.

I also use magnesium, white noise, vitamin D supplements and sometimes the calm app to combat insomnia.

Thanks all, helpful thread . I’m going to try the kiwis.

This is the BBC sleep documentary I mentioned earlier:

www.dailymotion.com/video/x66hear

Another suggestion from a chronic insomniac is Pukka teas Night time tea, which I'm surprised to say did help a little
I use Piping rock. Com for melatonin ( I take 10mg)

Vitamin D gives me insomnia!

@ArseInTheCoOpWindow

Vitamin D gives me insomnia!

I take a vitamin D supplement in the evening. Might try knocking that on the head or at least moving it to the morning.

I've actually found Nytol effective, but you're only supposed to use it short-term -- I imagine it's habit-forming?

My doctor prescribed me 3 mg and nothing happened. My friend brought me back 10 mg gummies from the states and these actually help.

I've been ruined by insomnia for 30 years so you really have my sympathy OP.

One of my teens took melatonin for their insomnia (ADHD) and it worked really well for about six months, then stopped being as effective. I tried it briefly for peri-menopause insomnia but it didn't work for me personally. It's worth a go though

I do and it mostly works for me although occasionally I still suffer insomnia.
I also take magnesium and zinc but that’s for my hair.
I buy melatonin online as you can’t buy it in UK.

It worked really well for me, it felt like a natural sleep as opposed to more traditional sleeping tablets which left me feeling drugged.

It did lose effect after a couple of months like PP said so probably better for occasional rather than long term use.

Melatonin does nothing for me. My theory is that I'm immune to it.

Sleep hygiene is a lot more than the things OP listed. Not that I think "good sleep hygiene" is a cure-all, but just wondering if OP wants to check she's really following "strict sleep hygiene."

Also curious what hours OP typically sleeps.

I'll show you my Fitbit sleep log if you show me yours, lol...

I stopped wearing a fitbit overnight because it wasn't helping me at all to see the sleep log, plus I wasn't entirely convinced of the accuracy. All in all I decided it was making me worse.

Take magnesium glycinate. It helps massively.

Bewildered2021

What form do you take it in may i ask?

A capsule. I purchased on amazon from the brand superself and also Inspiriko. Transformed my sleep.

I tried Melatonin, made me feel like absolute shit, Sominex was recommended by my GP and really works for me.

ime it helps me drift to sleep, but doesn't help the waking up in the middle of the night.

worth a try maybe.

Are you perimenopausal? HRT might be a game changer!

It helps me drop off and getting back to sleep after waking is a little easier.
My friend's thirty years of insomnia ended when she started taking kalms with lavender oil in.

Hi - have tried to take Mag 24-7 magnesium citrate but felt a bit anxious maybe coincidence and tried melatonin 3mg last night but says only take for maximum 5 days.

Just want sleep!

I've been using it for years, and I think it's less effective now than it was. Makes sense that you get used to it. Sometimes I have a few weeks where I lay off it. I get it from the states as, as someone has mentioned, you can't get it in the UK.

My GP told me they are allowed to prescribe melatonin for children, and for adults with jetlag, but if you are an adult with chronic insomnia you can't have it until you're 55, and even then only only for 30 days at a time. He said the age and duration restrictions are arbitrary financial decisions rather than clinically based, because melatonin has few side effects but would cost the NHS a fortune if they prescribed it to everyone who might benefit from it. 🙄 Of course its also a nod to the fact that many people have worsening sleep quality as they get older. I need it now, so I told my GP I had jetlag, and he prescribed it!🙂I only got 10 tablets, but if they work I'll order some from the internet.